Charles A. Fowler (May 10, 1832 – February 7, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
Fowler was born on May 10, 1832, in Cold Spring, New York.[1]
Fowler attended the American Seminary in Dutchess County. When he was 16, he entered Yale College. He had to drop out in 1851, a year before he would have graduated, due to poor health. He then studied law under Azor Tabor in Albany and studied at Albany Law School. He was a member of the first class of the school, became the oldest living graduate by the time he died, and served as president of the Alumni Association in 1885. In 1853, a day before his 21st birthday, he was admitted to the bar. He then practiced law in Chicago, Illinois, for the next few years. In 1859, he opened a law office in New York City and formed a partnership with Alfred Conkling. In 1864, he moved to Ellenville and opened a successful law practice there.[2]
Fowler served as Surrogate of Ulster County from 1868 to 1872. In 1879, he was elected to the New York State Senate as a Democrat, representing New York's 14th State Senate district (Ulster, Schoharie, and Greene Counties). He served in the Senate in 1880[3] and 1881. At some point prior to his election to the Senate, he moved to Kingston.[4]
Fowler was a member, vestryman, and warden of St. John's Episcopal Church. In 1853, he married Hannah M. Warren, daughter of Cornelius Warren. They had two surviving sons, Cornelius W. and Everett. Everett worked as a law partner with his father for several years under the firm name C. A. & E. Fowler.[2]
Fowler died in Dr. C. O. Sahler's sanitarium in Kingston, where he was for some time, on February 7, 1896.[5] He was buried in Wiltwyck Cemetery in Kingston.
References
- ^ Clearwater, Alphonso T. (1907). The History of Ulster County, New York. Kingston, N.Y.: W. J. Van Deusen. p. 605 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Commemorative Biographical Record of Ulster County, New York. Chicago, I.L.: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896. pp. 220–224 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ The Evening Journal Almanac, 1880. Albany, N.Y. 1880. p. 115 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ McBride, Alexander, ed. (1881). The Evening Journal 1881 Almanac. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. p. 125 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Death of Ex-Senator Fowler". The Argus. Vol. 84. Albany, N.Y. 8 February 1896. p. 1 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
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